It's time to upgrade my old PC - mobo, cpu, video card, RAM, etc. and a lot has changed. Oh mighty Hive Mind - do you have suggestions? And what can you tell me about SSD drives?
Note: I have a power supply, a hard drive and dvd drive so I probably won't replace them.
I do play a lot of games.
Help / Suggestions for a new rig (PC)
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Re: Help / Suggestions for a new rig (PC)
I used to play a lot of games.
Which also means that I don't have much in the way of suggestions.
However, if you are upgrading, you might want to start with the recommendations from the major players. I think most of the online gaming sites/pc tech sites do listings of components for built computers. Pretty sure Daehawk has linked them multiple times.
e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bes ... ,4390.html
Which also means that I don't have much in the way of suggestions.
However, if you are upgrading, you might want to start with the recommendations from the major players. I think most of the online gaming sites/pc tech sites do listings of components for built computers. Pretty sure Daehawk has linked them multiple times.
e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bes ... ,4390.html
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Thanks for the link - I found it a while ago but couldn't find it last time I looked.
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Re: Help / Suggestions for a new rig (PC)
I can usually chime in but I haven't bought new stuff or looked deep into them in years. Stuff has changed and I dont even know prices. Have you looked at the other threads that have been started recently? If I was redoing it now Id stay Intel cpu , Gigabyte mobo, EVGA video, Gskill or Patriot ram...stuff like that.
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Re: Help / Suggestions for a new rig (PC)
I would also suggest the PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard, which provides knowledgeable system and component recommendations across four price ranges (Low End, Mid Range, High End, and Dream System). They also do a fairly good job of keeping their guidance and recommendations up-to-date.
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Re: Help / Suggestions for a new rig (PC)
Thanks, all, for the ideas. I ended up going mostly with recommendations from Anonymous Bosch's thread. Parts have been ordered ---via the Amazon OO link -- and should arrive next week. If I'm energetic, I should have the new rig up and running by the following weekend (fingers crossed).
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